How nice it would be to have the power to disconnect an opponent during an online match get out of a difficult situation or secure victory? Because know that this is already reality.
After all, streamer Jon “I Got Puppies” Schaefer pulled off the unexpected feat while playing call of Duty live, thanks to the combination of a feature of the game itself and another of the Xbox player of the enemy team.
Can you see the moment when the player is logged out using voice command – and the surprise reaction of the streamer and his team – in the video below:
Take a look at the “Disconnection”… I managed to successfully “Shutdown Xbox” my enemy?!?! #proxchat @NickNaks94_ @JakeSucky @ModernWarzone pic.twitter.com/Zw71MrVL3i
— Jon “I Got Puppies” Schaefer (@IGotPuppies) December 28, 2022
In the video it is possible to see the moment in which Schaefer becomes aware of the presence of an enemy nearby and uses a voice command to try to get rid of the opponent. “Xbox, shut down” says the streamer and soon after you can hear the echo of his voice on the TV of the player of the other team. After that, the location is silent and a message appears in the corner of the screen showing that someone has left the game, indicating that the strategy really worked.
It turns out that Microsoft’s console has integration with smart devices like Cortana and Alexa and can be configured for obey voice commands. This, added to the system proximity voice chat available in call of Dutythat must have been what it took to give the streamer the idea of trying something so unexpected.
Before the fashion takes hold, know this you can protect yourself from strategies like this by turning off proximity chat. So it might be a good idea to avoid using this game feature for now.
